Starmer vows to ‘spend more’ on UK defence but other areas face cuts

Departments asked to model savings of up to 11% as government battles chronic squeeze on public finances

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Starmer summons UK defence chiefs in tussle over spending

Donald Trump is pushing European governments to commit much higher funding to armed forces
Financial Times - Feb. 12
Trump vows to cut billions of dollars from US defence spending

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UK and EU countries must spend more on defence, says Lammy

The foreign secretary said Vladimir Putin would not "go away" even in the event of a negotiated peace in Ukraine
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Reeves faces cutting spending or raising taxes as UK growth disappoints

Chancellor’s fiscal headroom has been wiped out, according to preliminary forecasts by watchdog
Financial Times - Feb. 11
Trump’s return means UK must swiftly find a way to increase defence spending | Peter Walker

Under Biden, the move could wait until the UK worked out how to meet its 2.5% GDP commitment. Not now. It has been one of the few political constants in a turbulent period for British politics: an ...
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DOGE can cut spending, but can it make government more accountable?

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EU to ease fiscal rules to boost defence spending

Activation of ‘escape clause’ will help countries ‘substantially increase’ military spending, says Ursula von der Leyen
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Germany argues for limits to EU defence spending exemption

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Bond investors brace for Europe’s defence spending ‘bazooka’

Sovereign debt yield curves at their steepest in more than two years as investors anticipate more supply
Financial Times - 1d

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